Kotten

Kotten
Hamlet
Geessinkweg in Kotten
Kotten Location in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands Show map of Gelderland Kotten Kotten (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°57′N6°46′E / 51.950°N 6.767°E / 51.950; 6.767
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Winterswijk
Area [1]
• Total	11.33 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2021) [1]
• Total	650
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	7107 [1]
Dialing code	0543

Kotten is a hamlet in the municipality of Winterswijk, in the Netherlands.

It was first mentioned in 1302 as Katen or Koten, and means "little farms/houses". ^[3]

Kotten was home to 677 people in 1840. Kotten always had good relations with neighbouring Oeding  [ nl; de ] in Germany and both villages used to known for their smuggling activities. ^[4]

Notable people

• Leonie Hesselink  [ nl ] (born 1992), model and television presenter. Miss World Nederland in 1998. ^[5]

Gallery

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  Farm in Kotten
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  Border crossing
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  Flax oven
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  School

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 7107AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
3. "Kotten - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
4. "Kotten". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.
5. "Leonie uit Kotten is de mooiste van het land". Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 April 2022.